• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson

      • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) (erected 22 February 1936) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.


      Diocesan demographics


      The diocese contains 31 parishes. Serving or retired in the diocese are 28 diocesan priests, 7 religious priests ministering to 75,000 Catholics. It also has 13 religious sisters and supports 7 Catholic schools. (As of March 2011) This diocese covers two time zones with the East Kootenay and Columbia Valley on Mountain Time and the rest on Pacific time.


      History


      In the late 1830s French Canadians in the Oregon Territory petitioned the Quebec bishops to have missionary priests sent beyond the Rocky Mountains. In response to this plea, Fathers François-Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers were sent West to a remote part of the Quebec diocese referred to as New Caledonia by the Hudson’s Bay Company. While at Boat Encampment on the Columbia River (Mica Dam area), Blanchet and Demers celebrated Mass on October 10, 1838 the first Mass celebrated in what later became the Diocese of Nelson.
      During the years of westward expansion and settlement, the spiritual needs of the region presently administered by the Diocese of Nelson came under the jurisdiction of various bishoprics:
      • Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory, 1843-1846
      • Diocese of Vancouver Island, 1846-1863
      • Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia, 1863-1890
      • Diocese of New Westminster, 1890-1908
      • Archdiocese of Vancouver, 1908-1936
      On February 22, 1936, Pope Pius XI erected the Diocese of Nelson to cover the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia.


      Bishops




      = Ordinaries

      =
      Martin Michael Johnson (1936–1954), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
      Thomas Joseph McCarthy (1955–1958), appointed Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario
      Wilfrid Emmett Doyle (1958–1989)
      Peter Joseph Mallon (1989–1995), appointed Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan
      Eugene Cooney (1996–2007)
      John Corriveau (2007–2018)
      Gregory John Bittman (2018-present)


      = Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

      =
      Bartolomeus Van Roijen, appointed Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland in 2019


      Churches




      Education




      = Catholic high schools

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      = Catholic elementary schools

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      Religious institutes




      = Religious institutes of men

      =
      Order of St. Augustine
      Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
      Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin
      Order of the Friars Minor
      MSTU Order
      Order of St. Basil


      = Religious institutes of women

      =
      Sisters of the Atonement (SA)
      Sisters of Charity of Halifax (SC)
      Sisters of Charity of St. Louis (SCSL)
      Daughters of Providence (FDLP)
      Congregation of Notre Dame (CND)


      Notes


      The diocese publishes the Catholic Mountain Star newspaper.


      References


      "Diocese of Nelson". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.


      External links


      Official website

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